Shorter Run

  • Photograph: Old Winter Palace gardens, Luxor, 2005-10-03, © Nick Varacalli.9.6 miles. Somehow 15.36km sounds more impressive.
  • Didn’t time myself.
  • I misremembered distances. I thought home… river… dam… JFK bridge… home was 10+ miles. I was all psyched to have run more than 10 miles for the first time. I was very disappointed when I got home and looked up the actual distance.
  • I’ve come far. To think that 9.6 miles is short and disappointing is a good thing.
  • I’m getting a tan due to running.
  • My allergies were kicking in the first few miles, runny nose, itchy eyes. But they got better after that.
  • The last 5 miles or so were quite easy. I stopped to walk every so often, but I felt quite good… like I had another 2 to 5 miles left in me.

3 Responses to “Shorter Run”

  1. Sarah says:

    Congrats Nick! You’ve become strong and endurant. Does this mean we’re held up to the 10 miles standard too?

  2. Nick says:

    Sarah: Up to you. I’m still very slow.

  3. crammer says:

    go nick!

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